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DISPENSING CAN.

APPLICATloN man MAR.28, 191s.

Patented June 3, 1919.

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LESTER STORY, OF LEGLA, SOUTH DAKTA.

DISPENSING-CAN.

Application led March 28, 1918.

To all whom t may concern c it known that I, Lns'rnn STORY, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Leola, in the county of McPherson, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Dispensing-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.V

This invention is an improvement nin liquid dispensing receptacles or cans and has particular reference to a top therefor.

en object of the invention is to provide an improved top for cans and like receptacles which is constructed to permit of the can being filled and the contents poured therefrom without necessitating the removal of the top or any7 portion thereof.

Another object is the provision of a cap for the top of the can having a single aperture which may be utilized both as a filling and a pouring opening.

A further objectl is to provide a top for cans of the character specified which is simple in construction, easy to manufact-ure and effective in carrying out the purpose for which it is designed.

rihe inventive idea involved is capable of receivin(r a variety of mechanical expressions one of which, for the purpose of illus- 'trating the invention, is shown in the accomng drawing wherein Z- liigure 1 is a perspective view of a can showing the invention applied thereto and with the filling and pouring aperture closed.

Q is a central vertical sectional view with the parts in position to permit of filling the can.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the parts in position for emptying` the can.

l? ig. el. is a transverse horizontal section through the top of the can.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view through the top illustrating the method of venting the can.

in the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the body of a can or other receptacle which may be of any desired construction and used for the purpose of storing different liquids such as oils and the like and it is for the purpose of providing` this body with a top which need not be removed when filling or emptying the can that the present invention has been designedu Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 3, 1919.

Serial No. 225,247.

The top preferably comprises an outer cap member 11 of cylindrical formation and having a base flange 12 secured to the body 10 in any desired manner as by soldering. The top of the cap member 11 is provided adjacent its periphery with a large aperture 13 having the two-fold function of providing an inlet opening for filling the can and also an outlet opening through which the contents of the can are poured. A tapered spout 11i is employed and is preferably cut away for a portion of Yits length upon the upper surface thereof so that the base of the spout will only partially surround the aperture 13 so that aI liquid may be poured through the same when filling the can. At a point substantially opposite the aperture 13 the top of the cap 11 isprovided with a vent opening 15 to which airis adaptedto pass into the interior of the can when filling and emptying the same.

The means for controlling the opening and closing of the aperture 13 preferably comprises an inner cap member 16 of cylindrical formation and having its side wall of a diameter to fit snugly within the outer cap member 11, the lower edge of said side .wall having its outturned flange 17 to engage the flange 12 of the member 11. The top 18 of the inner cap member 16 provides a shutter plate having a large inlet opening 19 and a small outlet opening 2O which are disposed adjacent the periphery of the top and adapted to register with the aperture ..18 when the inner cap member is adjusted will later appear. The top 18 is further provided with a pair of vent openings :21 and Q2 adapted to register with the vent opening 15 when the openings 19 and 20, respectively, are in registration with the aperture 13.

ln order to retain the inner cap member 16 within the member 11, the latter is provided with a centrally disposed pivot 23 in the form of a bolt which extendsL through the plate 18 and is provided upon the inner end thereof with a nut 211 between which and the under surface of the plate 18 and coiled about the pivot is a spring 25 which exerts an upward or outward pressure against the top 18 and causes the same to engage the inner surface of the top of the cap member 11. To rotate the cap member 16 whereby to bring the several openings into registration with the aperture 13, the under side of the top of the plate 18 has secured thereto one end of a handle or rod 26 which extends through the side wall of the inner cap member 16 and also through a horizontally disposed peripheral slot formed in the side wall of the outer cap member 11 and extending approximately around one halt of its oircumference.

in practice, when it is desired to fill the can, the handle 26 is adjusted to bring the large opening 19 into registration with the aperture 13 and at the same time the vent opening 21 will register with the similar opening 15. Thus, by reason of the formation of the spout 14, it will be apparent that' a liquid may be poured into the can through the registering opening and aperture. The handlemay then be adjusted to one end of Y the slot 27 to cause a portion of the prop or shutter plate 18 to close the aperture 13 until such time when it is desired to empty or pour the contents from the can. To empty the can, the handle 26 is again adjusted until the small outlet opening 20 is in registration with the aperture 1,3 at which time the latter will be partially elosed owing to the smaller `size of the opening which is only suiiieiently large to permit of the contents being freely poured from the can into the spout 14 when the can is tilted. Vhen the opening 20 is in proper posit-ion, the Vent openin will register with the opening 15 to permit of the ingress of air into the can so that the contents may be poured,

That is claimed is :e

1. A top for dispensing Cans comprising an outer oap member haring a single aper` ture forilhng and emptying the can and having an outwardly direc-ted iiange at its lower edge portion, an inner eap member rotatable within the outer oap member and having openings therein for registration with the aperture of the outer cap member, a pigot carried by the outer eap member and extending through the inner cap member, said inner eap member being rotatable upon the pivot, a flange carried by the inner cap member and engaging the flange of the outer cap member, a spring engaged with the pivot and mounted to bear against the inner face orp the inner eap member and a handle for the inner Cap member and proj eating through the outer Cap member and operable to shift the inner eap, member pivotally.

2. A top for dispensing Cans Comprising an outer Cap member having a single apen ture for filling `and emptying the can, an inner eap member rotatable within said outer Cap member and having openings therein for registration with said aperture to permit oli filling and emptying the can through said aperture, a handle for the inner cap member projecting through the outer cap member and adjustable to rotate the former, a pivot carried by the outer eap member and about which the inner eap member is rotatable, and

a spring coiled about said pivot and engaging the inner oap member to retain the same in its operativey position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

LESTER STORY. lVitnesses:

NIoHoLAs J. KRAMER, lV. C. TURNER.

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